State Tuition Assistance Program

A Turanto-built application used for applying, tracking applications, and reimbursement for the VA National Guard's State Tuition Assistance Program.

Date
March, 2020
Industry
Education
Approach to solution

Existing industry obstacles & needs

All VA National Guard (VANG) Service Members receive free tuition reimbursement, yet many members are not aware of this benefit.
The process of tuition reimbursement is lengthy and the requirements are meticulous, often discouraging members from completing the process.
Given the increasing amount of service members enrolling in the VANG and educational endeavors, the VANG needed a easy, trackable, and scalable way to manage tuition reimbursement.
Project Deliverables

How we met our client's needs

Our Approach
Our Results

Requirements Discovery

We began with informational meetings with our client to better understand the desired project workflow and data model. By beginning this project with a deep dive into the industry and problem at hand, we were able to anticipate the needs of our clients and deliver software solutions that went above and beyond their expectations.

Current Obstacles & Gaps in Process

The current process of tuition reimbursement is lengthy and the requirements are meticulous, often discouraging members from completing the process. Given the increasing amount of service members enrolling in the VANG and educational endeavors, the VANG needed a easy, trackable, and scalable way to manage tuition reimbursement.

Market Research & Competitive Environment

There are existing tuition application management systems, but many do not integrate the nuances of VANG reimbursement. Given the governmental aspect of the organization, the VANG needs a system to abides by both service member requirements as well as those of governmental security.

Development & Integration with Database

Our team built the State Tuition Reimbursement Program (STAP) application in Turanto, integrating existing databases of member information, acceptable educational institutions, and modeling the entire reimbursement process from initial request to payment processing.

Application Customization & Deployment

Given a universal trend towards fully functional mobile applications, we developed a fully customized mobile application for STAP. The mobile app utilizes visual design principles to encourage the service member to use the app, therefore encouraging the use of tuition reimbursement.

Marketing Collateral Created & Made Live

To mitigate the issue of many members being unaware of the reimbursement benefits, or being driven away by the arduous process, we created a commercial website to market our application and provide step-by-step instructions to ensure user success.
Our Approach

Requirements Discovery

We began with informational meetings with our client to better understand the desired project workflow and data model. By beginning this project with a deep dive into the industry and problem at hand, we were able to anticipate the needs of our clients and deliver software solutions that went above and beyond their expectations.

Current Obstacles & Gaps in Process

The current process of tuition reimbursement is lengthy and the requirements are meticulous, often discouraging members from completing the process. Given the increasing amount of service members enrolling in the VANG and educational endeavors, the VANG needed a easy, trackable, and scalable way to manage tuition reimbursement.

Market Research & Competitive Environment

There are existing tuition application management systems, but many do not integrate the nuances of VANG reimbursement. Given the governmental aspect of the organization, the VANG needs a system to abides by both service member requirements as well as those of governmental security.
Our Results

Development & Integration with Database

Our team built the State Tuition Reimbursement Program (STAP) application in Turanto, integrating existing databases of member information, acceptable educational institutions, and modeling the entire reimbursement process from initial request to payment processing.

Application Customization & Deployment

Given a universal trend towards fully functional mobile applications, we developed a fully customized mobile application for STAP. The mobile app utilizes visual design principles to encourage the service member to use the app, therefore encouraging the use of tuition reimbursement.

Marketing Collateral Created & Made Live

To mitigate the issue of many members being unaware of the reimbursement benefits, or being driven away by the arduous process, we created a commercial website to market our application and provide step-by-step instructions to ensure user success.
Solution showcase

Screenshots of the deployed application

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